Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Configuration Guide (Supporting R2.2.0.0) - Manual (Page 1123)

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Using the Ping Function
• Host Name/IPv4 Address – IPv4 address or alias of the host.
(Maximum length: 134 characters)
• Probe Count – Number of packets to send. (Range: 1-16)
• Packet Size – Number of bytes in a packet. (Range: 32-512 bytes)
• IPv6
• Host Name/IPv6 Address – IPv6 address or alias of the host.
• Probe Count – Number of packets to send. (Range: 1-16)
• Packet Size – Number of bytes in a packet. (Range: 0-1500 bytes)
Command Usage
• Use the ping command to see if another site on the network can be reached.
• The following are some results of the ping command:
• Normal response - The normal response occurs in one to ten seconds, depending on
network traffic.
• Destination does not respond - If the host does not respond, a “timeout” appears in ten
seconds.
• Destination unreachable - The gateway for this destination indicates that the destination is
unreachable.
• Network or host unreachable - The gateway found no corresponding entry in the route
table.
• When pinging a host name, be sure the DNS server has been defined (see “Configuring a List
of Name Servers” on page 1083), and host name-to-address translation enabled (see
“Configuring General DNS Service Parameters” on page 1081). If necessary, local devices can
also be specified in the DNS static host table (see “Configuring General DNS Service
Parameters” on page 1081).
• The actual packet size will be eight bytes larger than the size specified because the switch
adds header information.
Interface
To ping another device on the network:
1. Click IP, General, Ping.
2. Select IPv4 or IPv6 for the Ping Mode.
3. Specify the target device and ping parameters.
4. Click Apply.